WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Al Lawson, D-Florida, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (FL-05) voted to protect the right to vote with H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The legislation passed the House on Tuesday, with the 219-212 vote. Named after the late Georgia representative, the bill would restore a provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that was gutted by the Supreme Court. "Across the nation, partisan forces are waging the most brazen assault on the ballot box in a generation," Rep. more PR

SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2021: Following an announcement yesterday from the U.S. Department of Education that it will extend closed school discharges totaling $1.1 billion to 115,000 additional student borrowers who attended the now-closed ITT Technical Institute (ITT), Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-06) commended the Department for taking an additional step toward providing relief to defrauded and misled students. McBath has been a strong advocate on behalf of student more PR